Archiving Policy

Frontiers in Applied Physics and Mathematics (FAPM) is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, security, accessibility, and availability of all published scholarly content. The journal follows recognized digital preservation practices to protect the academic record and provide continuous access to published research.

Digital Preservation Services

FAPM preserves its published content through established digital archiving and preservation systems, including:

LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe):
FAPM participates in the LOCKSS preservation system to maintain distributed and secure copies of published journal content.

Archive Link:
https://sprcopen.org/index.php/FAPM/gateway/lockss

CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS):
FAPM supports CLOCKSS preservation to ensure permanent access to scholarly materials through a trusted long-term archive.

Archive Link:
https://sprcopen.org/index.php/FAPM/gateway/clockss

PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN):
As an Open Journal Systems (OJS)-based journal, FAPM supports preservation through the PKP Preservation Network to maintain secure archival copies of published articles and associated metadata.

Long-Term Accessibility and Content Preservation

The journal ensures that all published articles remain permanently identifiable and accessible through:

  • Complete article metadata preservation

  • DOI registration and maintenance

  • Digital storage of published articles

  • Preservation of issue-level and article-level information

These preservation mechanisms protect journal content against potential website failures, technical interruptions, or changes in publishing infrastructure.

Author Self-Archiving Policy

FAPM supports responsible self-archiving practices to increase research visibility and accessibility.

Authors may deposit their published articles or accepted manuscripts in:

  • Institutional repositories

  • Subject-based repositories

  • Personal academic websites

  • Other recognized scholarly platforms

Authors must maintain proper citation information and acknowledge the original publication in Frontiers in Applied Physics and Mathematics (FAPM).

Publisher Responsibility

The publisher is responsible for maintaining reliable publishing infrastructure and ensuring that published research remains available through recognized preservation services. The journal regularly reviews its preservation arrangements to support continuous access to scholarly content.

Compliance Statement

Frontiers in Applied Physics and Mathematics (FAPM) is committed to long-term digital preservation and permanent access to scholarly research through recognized preservation services, including LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, and PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), in accordance with international open-access publishing standards.